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    Default 2017 Missouri Tapping Season

    All this cold weather has got me thinking about the upcoming sugarin' season, so I thought I'd get a thread started for 2017. One thing's for sure, the weather is more promising this winter than it was last.

    I lost one of my biggest sugar maple trees this summer. About 2 1/2 feet in diameter, maybe 130 ft tall, and it just fell over. Bummer. So that put me down a couple taps...I found a couple more sugar maples to tap in its place, but I doubt they'll get close to equaling the sap it provided.

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    Got my stove assembled this week: https://youtu.be/mDmOn4QODrs

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    Im gonna jump in here with you and the Kentucky guys this year. Ive been getting the itch too!!

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    Great to have you. Hope things cooperate in Kentucky.

    Looking at our 10-day forecast, I may tap at the end of next week (5-7 January). That could change as we get closer and the forecast is refined.

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    Southern Ohio here, so not a lot different than you all. I put out 51 taps Christmas day and have had three boils already and made almost a gallon of syrup.

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    Quote Originally Posted by buckeye gold View Post
    Southern Ohio here, so not a lot different than you all. I put out 51 taps Christmas day and have had three boils already and made almost a gallon of syrup.
    Wow. I considered tapping a couple weeks ago when the temps were swinging between thaw and freeze, but it didn't feel right tapping in December. Maybe I should have based on your haul...

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    That is early! I might try it next week on a couple of trees. When do you guys usually have the best flow? Last of February here. Build a wood fired arch last year. It worked really good , just a really short season.

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    February has been the strongest month for me too.

    I did tap yesterday in anticipation of breaking the freezing spell we're in right now. On the 9th we're supposed to start going above 32 degrees and it looks like a set-up for a strong flow for at least a couple days after that.

    This year I tapped on 5 Jan. Last year was 6 Jan. So I don't feel too out-of-sync.

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    Let me know how you do. Im gonna tap a couple monday I think. Might sanitize some of my equipment tomorrow.

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    I set up some wire yesterday for my mainline. I will set up the mainline and laterals today. I will tap a few outliers today as well to see if the sap is running. lets get sapping!!!
    Crazy River Sap
    55 sugar maple, 15 walnut taps on plastic buckets and tubing
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